Drivers looking to fill their tanks at the Lukoil gas station near 12th and Erie streets just outside the Holland Tunnel in Jersey City today were met by a group protesting Russia's invasion of Crimea. Lukoil is a Russian owned company.

"We're here to support the Ukraine," said Semeniv. "We intend on hurting Lukoil's business. The money they make is for Putin's war."

A referendum is being held today in Crimea on whether the region should join Russia or become an independent state. Ukrainian officials, as well as US leaders, have said that Crimea on its own decide to secede from the Ukraine.

A lot of us are members of Sts. Peter and Paul Ukrainian Roman Catholic Church on Bentley Avenue," said Semeniv. "This isn't the only protest happening."

Semeniv said Ukrainians from Jersey City and local areas traveled to Philadelphia and Brooklyn to protest the Russian owned gas station.

Drivers showed their solidarity by honking their car horns, and even a few customers decided to go to another gas station.

An attendant at Lukoil declined to comment.

"We will be here for as long as Russia is in the Ukraine," said Semeniv. "Our first day protesting was yesterday."